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Founder Building Software. https://char-gen.com https://videoeffectmaker.com Software Engineer
I made this because I never know if I look like Iβm headed to present Q4 earnings or the pub.
πΈ Upload your outfit
π€ Get roasted (gently)
π‘ AI gives styling tips
Free to try. Unlimited use is Β£4.99 (vibes tax).
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I suppose the difficulty with any SaaS product isn't in the building, but the marketing of the products themselves.
To get an idea of where to look I suppose a blog section is in order given the initial (first day) Search Console results for video effects.
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Thanks! Over-engineering is always my worry with things, but that probably stems from the Unknown unknowns of UI design!
16.01.2025 09:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
VideoEffectMaker update:
Optimising the UI of the Landing Page is a nightmare speaking as a Backend Engineer.
I've gone through so many different design approaches with Lovable trying to find the right words for what I want.
Any tips on creating landing pages that stand out?
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I found v0 is really good at the technical side. The code quality seems better in terms of complexity and understanding.
Where it really falls short is design.
Asking to create a rough dashboard with v0 you get a bunch of ugly blocks, no real CSS, no colour.
Lovable gets design a lot better!
That's really valuable, thanks! I tend to shy away from subscription-based models but maybe its worth a look, keeping the X videos / month, but just changing it from 50 per $50, to 50 per $49.99/month, every month! With options for bigger and better prices!
I'll see how traffic goes first!
Interesting! I was trying to avoid going too high on the pricing so as not to overwhelm. I like the one-time fees from a user perspective as I myself found it annoying having to subscribe to something when I just wanted 1 effect.
Would you go higher on the middle->upper fees?
Realised I should have added some actual screenshots of the app...oops!
15.01.2025 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Another thing I learned... you canβt just slap a UI on a backend and hope it works (sadly)! Itβs been a learning curve, but Iβm buzzing with how itβs turned out.
Next Steps? No Idea! Will see what feedback says!
Itβs live: VideoEffectMaker.com. Would love your feedback!
Cheers π»
Under the hood:
* Supabase for DB
* FAL for video generation APIs
* Stripe for payments
* Lovable for FE
Lovable was perfect for someone like me who needed frontend assistance. I learned the importance of having a clear frontend idea from the start, instead of just saying, βBuild me a thing.β
Hereβs the process:
1οΈβ£ Upload your video
2οΈβ£ Generate RGB and Alpha Channel files
3οΈβ£ Download and drop them into your editing software
Itβs quick, simple, and works with any editing suite.
Back when I had a brewing YouTube channel, I spent ages hunting for effects, only to hit some Β£29.99/month paywall.
With recent AI improvements and better processing, I realised that I wanted to try my hand at building something frontend-heavy, so I built one myself. (I'm a Backend Engineer)
π¬ I got tired of the hassle with video effects, so I made this:
videoeffectmaker.com
Itβs a web app that helps YouTube editors and VFX artists create transparent video effects (RGB + Alpha Channel) in minutes. No subscriptions, no faffβjust pay for what you need.
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